A vascular anomaly is any of a range of lesions from a simple birthmark to a large tumor that may be disfiguring. They are caused by a disorder of the...
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Fibro-adipose vascular anomaly, also known as FAVA, is a type of vascular anomaly that is both rare and painful. FAVA is characterized by tough fibrofatty...
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esophageal varices.[citation needed] A vascular anomaly can be either a vascular tumor or a birthmark, or a vascular malformation. In a tumor such as infantile...
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A vascular malformation is a type of vascular anomaly. They may cause aesthetic problems as they have a growth cycle, and can continue to grow throughout...
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Vein (section Vascular anomalies)
lead to superior vena cava syndrome. A vascular anomaly can be either a vascular tumor or a birthmark, or a vascular malformation. In a tumor such as infantile...
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A vascular tumor is a vascular anomaly where a tumor forms from cells that make blood or lymph vessels; a soft tissue growth that can be either benign...
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Port-wine stain (category Vascular anomalies)
(nevus flammeus) is a discoloration of the human skin caused by a vascular anomaly (a capillary malformation in the skin). They are so named for their...
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Infantile hemangioma (category Vascular anomalies)
called a strawberry mark due to appearance, is a type of benign vascular tumor or anomaly that affects babies. Other names include capillary hemangioma...
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Arteriovenous malformation (category Vascular anomalies)
and veins, bypassing the capillary system. Usually congenital, this vascular anomaly is widely known because of its occurrence in the central nervous system...
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constantly being updated by the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA). The most common are infantile hemangiomas, and congenital...
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Bier spots (category Vascular-related cutaneous conditions)
these light macules disappear.: 863 This is a benign physiologic vascular anomaly of no significance clinically.: 863 : 819–20 The spots appear when...
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CLOVES syndrome (category Vascular diseases)
with complex vascular anomalies. CLOVES syndrome affects people with various symptoms, ranging from mild fatty soft-tissue tumors to vascular malformations...
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Aberrant subclavian artery (category Congenital vascular defects)
subclavian artery. This abnormality is the most common congenital vascular anomaly of the aortic arch, occurring in approximately 1% of individuals. This...
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Klippel–Trénaunay syndrome (category Vascular anomalies)
vascular malformations of the capillary, venous and lymphatic vessels; varicosities of unusual distribution, particularly the lateral venous anomaly;...
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Cavernous hemangioma (category Vascular anomalies)
condition. Congenital hemangiomas that appear on the skin are known as either vascular or red birthmarks. Familial cerebral cavernous malformations are known...
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Vascular surgery is a surgical subspecialty in which vascular diseases involving the arteries, veins, or lymphatic vessels, are managed by medical therapy...
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Lymphatic malformations (category Vascular anomalies)
Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies (ISSVA) classification is a basic and systematic classification of vascular anomalies with international acceptance...
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PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum diseases include: Fibro-adipose vascular anomaly Hemihyperplasia–multiple lipomatosis syndrome CLOVES syndrome Macrodactyly...
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Cystic hygroma (category Vascular anomalies)
Branchial cleft cyst Ranula Thyroglossal duct cyst Lymphatic malformation Vascular anomaly "Cystic hygroma: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". medlineplus.gov...
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Venous leak (category Vascular anomalies)
erectile dysfunction and penile venous insufficiency, is one category of vascular-induced (vasculogenic) impotence – a cause of erectile dysfunction in males...
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Sirolimus (section Vascular malformations)
Lee BB (January 2020). "Sirolimus in the treatment of vascular anomalies". Journal of Vascular Surgery. 71 (1): 328. doi:10.1016/j.jvs.2019.08.246. PMID 31864650...
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Lymphangioma circumscriptum (category Vascular anomalies)
Superficial lymphatic malformation is a congenital vascular anomaly of the superficial lymphatics, presenting as groups of deep-seated, vesicle-like papules...
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Microcystic lymphatic malformation (category Vascular anomalies)
vascular anomaly characterized by aggregations of ill-defined, abnormal, microscopic lymphatic channels. Lymphatic malformations Vascular anomalies Cystic...
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Arteriovenous fistula (category Vascular anomalies)
between two brachial veins. Surgically created Cimino fistula is used as a vascular access for hemodialysis. Blood must be aspirated from the body of the patient...
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angiomatosis Angiomatosis Angiomatosis retinae List of cutaneous conditions Vascular anomalies Robbins and Cotran, "Pathologic Basis of Disease", by Ninay Kumar...
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Valproic acid, an often-used anticonvulsant and mood-stabilizing drug Vascular anomaly, in medicine Ventral anterior nucleus, a component of the thalamus...
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(people of African descent often have what appears to be clubbing) Vascular anomalies of the affected arm such as an axillary artery aneurysm (in unilateral...
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Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (redirect from Intravenous atypical vascular proliferation)
hemangioma," "Inflammatory angiomatous nodule," "Intravenous atypical vascular proliferation," "Papular angioplasia," "Inflammatory arteriovenous hemangioma...
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(July 2015). "Vascular Anomalies Classification: Recommendations From the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies". Pediatrics. 136...
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azygos anterior cerebral artery and evaluation of the accompanying vascular anomalies". Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy. 42 (11): 1345–1354. doi:10...
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